inspiremethin:

^ Awesome progress. I saw a young guy like the size of of the before picture working on his abs the other day at the gym. And I was just like in my head, “hellz yeah you werk it! Don’t give up” and he had such a cute face. No doubt he’ll be a stunner when he gets down to a healthier weight :)

damn boy.

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motivationforfitness:

Adipose. Known by the English speaking world as: fat. So, let us learn a little bit about it and then learn how to reduce it on our bodies.

Adipose is stored by our bodies in times of excess to ensure our survival in times of need. An overweight person is more likely to survive long medical therapies like chemotherapy thanks to the excess of energy stored by adipose cells.

As a general rule, fat cells do not increase or decrease in number (note: it’s not impossible for either of these to happen, it’s just not common) instead they just grow or shrink in size. They are given excess sugar to store as energy by insulin and energy is removed for use in the body by glucagon (both produced by the pancreas.) 

So, why the run down? I think it’s important (and super fun… because I’m a geek) to know a little bit about your body part of interest before you change it. :D 

Since we now know that sugar is what is most commonly stored as fat, we can make a pretty good assumption on how to control our level of fat.

• Reduce your sugar intake. (No… NOT FRUIT!!! Fruit is fine thanks to all that fiber!) But other sugars should be reduced (they don’t have to be removed completely!) This includes white sugar, brown sugar, sugar in the raw, honey, maple syrup and agave nectar.
• Have a reasonable carbohydrate intake. Carbs break down into glucose and glucose is sugar. Now, don’t go all psycho on me and play the low/no carb game. That’s what we call a fad diet and as soon as you start eating carbs again, you’ll bloat up. Patience and moderation is needed when it comes to changing your body! Reduce your carbs to about 55% of your daily calorie intake. America is a carb loving country and many people do eat too many carbs… but it’s not an all or nothing system! (YAY!) So have your carbs, but learn to eat them throughout the day and try to not have it as the main course of your meal.
• Make sure you’re getting enough fat. Wait… what? Yup… fat. Eat it! Healthy fats. The unsaturated fats are your new friend, say hello! Olive oil, fish oil, nut and seed oils… you need essential fatty acids (EFA’s or the Omega 6 and Omega 3) to help you lose fat. Crazy, right? Well… not really, when you think about it. EFA’s aid in digestion, in the function of your thyroid gland, liver, kidneys and helps lower cholesterol. Your brain is 60% fat. Whoa! Ha ha, fat head. No, totally true. Your entire nervous system depends heavily on EFA’s. EFA’s cannot be synthesized by the body and must be found by way of a dietary source. Please don’t skip out on your fats!!! I actually take a supplement since some fats are only available from meat and dairy (like CLA.) Make sure you’re getting your fat!!!
• Exercise! Cardio is not the devil (okay, maybe it is… for some of you) but it’s not going to eat your muscles unless you do it to excess. Cardio is great for keeping your heart and lungs strong, and when done with the right intensity and for the right amount of time (this will vary greatly by person and fitness level) you will help kick the unwanted layers of adipose. Also ensure you are doing strength training. Muscle has a high energy demand and will help you to burn fat. So, what does that actually mean? your resting metabolic rate will increase over time and your body will eat up adipose easier.

Hope this helps my awesome anon who asked!

Cheers,
~Bonnie 

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lovingthispaige:

Senior Photo Shoot 2012

By Eduardo Patino

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terrysdiary:

Gaga on her way back to the hotel.

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hannahsjourney:

There’s this guy at work, and omg, he makes me so ANGRY! He’s the same age as me and everything

I’m sitting there with my healthy lunch, you know, fruit, water, a nice little sandwich or something, maybe a cereal bar and he’s sitting there, literally having 2 chocolate bars and 2 packets of crisps and break AND lunch, either 2 sandwiches, like 4 halves, or 2 MASSIVE bagels filled with cream cheese and processed ham or cheese or something in it and a 2 litre bottle of lucozade or coke or something like that…. I dread to think how much more he eats when he’s at home.

Eurgh, no wonder you’re 6’4” and weigh about 300lbs… he’s so fat and he STINKS! I stood next to him and I got a massive whiff of BO and smelly cock, and I know what it smells like because I’ve told my ex boyfriend to go wash his cock because it stank… I almost puked… He’ll end up dyeing of a heart attack or something, and he’ll be sitting there like, why me? and I’ll be there like, because you’re a fat fuck you stupid boy.

So glad I stopped myself eating the amount I used to eat, couldn’t stand letting myself get like THAT! I mean, I would be alright with him if a) he wasn’t so obnoxious, b) he didn’t smell and c) didn’t eat as much…

Sorry if I offend anyone, this is just something person against him, not ever obese person, and the only reason he pisses me off is because he has NO reason to be that fat, he gets EVERYTHING he wants.

RANT OVER!

Have you read your post? Do you realize how disgusting and judgemental you sound? Are you aware of the fact that I and millions of other people for that matter used to be or still are like that guy? It’s because of ignorant and arrogant people like yourself  that I continue to struggle with eating in public. People that  fool themselves into thinking they have touched the stone of the wise and lecture others actually HURT them more then they benefit. So what you eat healthy? Does that make you any better??? Do you really think because you choose a salad over a burger that you are in any way better, smarter, more disceplined then that guy? NO!! Has it ever crossed your mind that people have other priorities in life? That they structure their life differently? That they put an emphasize on other things? That they are simply living life and find themselves in a different stage then you? Who knows, maybe he doesn’t care so much about what he eats and what he smells like because he has a focus on something completely different? Maybe something like not being judgemental? Or not being snooting? Maybe he couldnt give a floopin doo what will be with his health but focuses on now and here.

I was always the fat kid. All my life. Yes, there were times where I wished I could fit into this or fit into that but for the most part I didn’t even recognize my fat EXCEPT WHEN OTHERS MADE A POINT OF IT!! How are we expected to accept ourselves if when we accept ourselves we are still being judged??

Gah. My response doesn’t make any sense but I am so mad!

“he’s so fat and he STINKS! I stood next to him and I got a massive whiff of BO and smelly cock, and I know what it smells like because I’ve told my ex boyfriend to go wash his cock because it stank”.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY? 

I can’t even-

But if he only ate half as much, he would start losing weight immediately AND it would be a reasonable portion size.
I can understand people being upset for someone judging someone who eats a normal amount and can’t help their weight, but this person is just a glutton.

A big stinky glutton.  My uncle is the same way. He’s huge, and eats constantly, and smells like the worst BO. It drives me crazy that he doesn’t even care about how he smells in public, let alone that he’s let his health go downhill for so long.  

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I usually take my measurements in the morning of the monday after my period.  But I changed my birth control pills so my period was different so now I don’t know when I should measure.  =/